| Locality type: | Quarry |
| Classification |
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| Species: | Beryl var: Goshenite |
| Formula: | Be3Al2(Si6O18) |
| Comments: | Subhedral crystals to several cm, in aplitic zone or near the intermediate/quartz core zone boundary. |
| Habit: | elongated prisms as cores of morganite crystals |
| Colour: | colorless |
| Abundance at site: | Common |
| Confirmation |
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| Validity: | Believed Valid |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: |
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| Schorl | ⓘ1 photo of Goshenite associated with Schorl at this locality. |
| Smoky Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Goshenite associated with Smoky Quartz at this locality. |
| Data |
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| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Goshenite data |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view Hewitt Gem Quarry (Herb's Gem Quarry; Sawmill Quarry), Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| Data Identifiers |
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| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 662095 |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:662095:0 |
| GUID (UUID V4): | a6b2d980-f3dc-4dff-816e-6a538f08ea01 |
| Nearest other occurrences of Goshenite |
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| 4.4km (2.7 miles) | ⓘGillette Quarry (J-J Mine; Haddam Neck Quarry), Haddam Neck, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 13.5km (8.4 miles) | ⓘWhite Rocks Quarry (Consolidated Quarry), White Rock Mining District, Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 19.8km (12.3 miles) | ⓘWalden Gem Quarry, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA |
| 22.3km (13.9 miles) | ⓘBrack Gem prospect (Brack prospect), East Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA |
| 80.2km (49.8 miles) | ⓘFillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA |
| References |
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Hewitt Gem Quarry, Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA